Optispark question
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Racer
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From: Cincinnati OH
Optispark question
I have a 95 formula firebird and it needs a water pump. While I'm in there should I go ahead and replace the optispark, plugs and wires too, or should I just do the pump?
Mike
Mike
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Opti spark
I would I was told whenever doing the water pump do both because your water pump has probably comprimised the optispark. Bad place to locate the distributor anywhere near a water pump. I had a 93 vette intermitten no start condition you guessed it OPTI SPARK was sprayed by leaking weep hole. 1600 later all was fixed and ran great.
Le Mans Master
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I would I was told whenever doing the water pump do both because your water pump has probably comprimised the optispark. Bad place to locate the distributor anywhere near a water pump. I had a 93 vette intermitten no start condition you guessed it OPTI SPARK was sprayed by leaking weep hole. 1600 later all was fixed and ran great.
I would say without quesrion, do the opti, plugs and wires.
Team Owner
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If you're going to be going through the ordeal of the water pump and then bleeding the cooling system of air, might as well do it just once....
